Lehem is a political party in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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Background and ideology

Lehem were founded by former Likud

Likud

Likud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...

 member Yisrael Twito after he was forced into poverty and made homeless.

The party seeks to expose government corruption and increase the related punishments, and proposes opening investigations into the disappearance of public funds. It also proposes cutting the wages of senior civil servants and MKs and allowing technocrat

Technocracy (bureaucratic)

Technocracy is a form of government where technical experts are in control of decision making in their respective fields. Economists, engineers, scientists, health professionals, and those who have knowledge, expertise or skills would compose the governing body...

s to manage the state budget. In addition, the party aims to implement stricter legislation on issues concerning debt collection, the banking sector and the immigration authorities.

Elections

The party fought the 2006 election, but won only 1,381 votes out of 3.2 million (0.04% of the total). As a result, the party was nowhere near passing the 2% threshold required to enter the Knesset

Knesset

The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...

. In the 2009 election

Israeli legislative election, 2009

Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government...

as well, Lehem failed to pass the threshold, gaining a mere 611 votes (the fewest of any party participating in the election).

External links

• Official website